What are, or should be, the contours of personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants who are alleged to have defamed forum
residents using social media? The answer will vary depending on the social media platform at issue and the details of the
communication at issue.

The Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct define the term “advertising” broadly. Ind. Professional Conduct Rule
7.2(a) defines “advertising” as “any manner of communication partly or entirely intended or expected
to promote the purchase or use of professional services.” (Emphasis added) Therefore, these rules cover communications
on your website, blog and even social media. Regardless of whether or not you advertise on billboards, you likely need to
pay attention to the advertising rules. Here are three things to know about legal advertising.

Did you ever notice the amazing difference that a fresh coat of paint can make for your house, or a single room, or even an
aging piece of furniture? A fresh coat of paint can rejuvenate your surroundings and make them seem brand new.

In August of this year, Indiana Tech Law School opened its doors in Fort Wayne with a commitment to changing the way legal
education prepares students. Despite the national news reporting that there are too many law schools and not enough jobs and
the Internet blogs criticizing all new start-ups as a waste of a student’s money, Indiana Tech Law School was established,
in part, to respond to the criticism that law schools are not adequately training students to become effective legal professionals.

The Indiana Psychological Association tried to convince members of the Indiana General Assembly to make a key change to state
law governing insanity evaluations Sept. 24, but legislators seemed skeptical of the need for a revision.

A criminal defendant represented by counsel who unsuccessfully argued on his own to withdraw a guilty plea to a Class A felony
charge of dealing cocaine had a burden of proving manifest injustice, which he failed to do, the Indiana Court of Appeals
ruled Tuesday.

Indianapolis attorney and blogger Paul K. Ogden should be suspended from the bar for a year without automatic reinstatement
for private communications criticizing a judge, the Indiana Disciplinary Commission recommended Monday.

The American Bar Association Task Force for the Future of Legal Education, led by Randall Shepard, retired chief justice of
the Indiana Supreme Court, issued its draft report Friday, Sept. 20, with recommendations for improving law schools.

Although the getaway car moved only a few feet after being stopped by police, a man in the passenger seat still was properly
convicted of resisting law enforcement because he instructed the driver of the car to “take off.”

Court reporters part of the “StenOps” team reporting the military tribunal hearings of suspected terrorists at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be among the featured speakers at the annual convention of the Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association
Sept. 27-29.

Court reporters will make a case to a legislative commission this week that the state should set minimum standards and licensing
criteria for professionals who record and compile the transcripts of judicial proceedings.